10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOXYLON»
Discover the use of
monoxylon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
monoxylon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The History of Sailing Ships: The Story of Their Development ...
The monoxylon — the boat made from one piece of timber — as fashioned by the
early sailorman of the Stone Age, is even still used in parts of Sweden and
Norway. Indeed it still bears the name which is the equivalent of " oakie," showing
that ...
Edward Keble Chatterton, 2010
2
Photo the Suliote: A Tale of Modern Greece
There is a monoxylon at hand, if there is anybody to row it, — perhaps it might be
safer if this were lightened. Hallo ! More Spiraki, bring the other oar, and run
down here. You are lighter, and more active than your old uncle ; you shall row
the ...
David Richard Morier, 1857
There were two types of ships built; the "Monoxylon" and the "Colandiophonta".
The "Monoxylon", as the name implies was cut out of a single log, and in order to
accommodate about 100 to 150 persons, it was raised with planks athwart in tiers
...
4
The Moken Boat: Symbolic Technology
The hull consists of two very distinct parts which are entirely different in nature,
density and colour: ( 1 ) the quick works of the monoxylon (the heavy hollowed-
out tree trunk which serves as the keel); (2) the superstructure made of stipites;
this ...
5
The Edinburgh monthly magazine [afterw.] Blackwood's ...
He therefore informed the Turkish commandant that he would send him to
Missolonghi in a monoxylon, or canoe used in the lagoons, in order to pro- cure
two large flat-bottomed boats to take away the prisoners. The Turk, who
considered this ...
These I shall designate : (a) Monoxylon, or Dug-out Chests ; (b) Clamped and
Ironbound ; (c) Panelled and Carved. Of course, these types overlapped one
another, but approximately we may say that the Norman or 1 2th century chests
were ...
Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, 1893
7
Handbook for Travellers in Greece: Including the Ionian ...
Travellers can, however, reach Vonitza direct by a good carriage-road from
Missolonghi, in about a third of the time. It takes about 2 hrs. to row in a canoe (
monoxylon) from Missolonghi to Anatoliko. The island of Anatoliko (see Rte. 30)
is 3 in.
8
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
He therefore informed the Turkish commandant that he would send him to
Missolonghi in a monoxylon, or canoe used in the lagoons, in order to procure
two large flat-bottomed boats to take away the prisoners. The Turk, who
considered this ...
9
Sailing Ships and Their Story :the Story of Their ...
The monoxylon — the boat made from one piece of timber — as fashioned by the
early sailorman of the Stone Age, is even still used in parts of Sweden and
Norway. Indeed it still bears the name which is the equivalent of " oakie," showing
that ...
Edward Keble Chatterton, 1915
10
The Greek revolution, pt. 2: Establishment of the Greek kingdom
He therefore informed the commandant of Vasiladi that a monoxylon (canoe of
the lagoon) would convey him to Mesolonghi, to enable him to make
arrangements for sending off flat-bottomed boats to land the prisoners without
loss of time.
George Finlay, Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1877
